Paolo Fossati

The 2011 nuclear disaster at the Daiichi plant is second only to Chernobyl. The company’s former chairman and his deputies were indicted for not implementing effective measures. Prosecutors asked for a five-year sentence for the death of 44 people and injuries to 13 employees.

According to the Prime Minister of Thailand, the information is needed to create a national database. About 90 per cent of Thais are Buddhists, although Muslims are the majority in three southern provinces bordering Malaysia. The request for information follows a series of explosions in Bangkok in August.

Yesterday, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and his entourage visited Muslims and Hindus from Yangon. According to analysts, the Army is trying to clean up its image after the Rohingya crisis. In 2020, Myanmar citizens will take part in the second elections since the end of the dictatorship.

Measures will focus on schools and Armed Forces. Last year, the total fertility rate reached a record low of 0.98. For the Economy Minister, demographic challenges are a serious threat to growth. The government plans fewer soldiers in service, relying on drones and satellites. Fewer children in schools mean cuts in teacher education.

There is no vaccine or cure for the animal disease. The authorities have ordered the suppression of about 4 thousand pigs as a precaution. The epidemic originated in China and has spread to neighboring countries: Mongolia and Vietnam among the most affected.

The Solomon cabinet approved the switch to the mainland with 27 votes for, none against, and six abstentions. The number of countries that still recognise Taiwan is now 16. Since 2016, Beijing stepped up its campaign against Taiwan, following the election of President Tsai Ing-wen.

“It will be a crossroads for missionaries who will be able to talk, tell their stories, express their dreams, mention the miracles they have performed or have witnessed’ said PIME superior general Fr Brambillasca. The facility covers about 1,200 square metres, built in the old cellars of the motherhouse. It will now have a cultural cafeteria, a bookshop and a theatre (with 15 plays scheduled). For the Centre’s director, it will be a place “to meet and listen to the Milanese.”

Sister Teresa Vu Phuong Thuy Trinh is a member of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA). Assigned to Sidea until 2018, she served as an interpreter and mediator. Thanks to her help, 105 fishermen were repatriated in June last year. Now in Italy for studies, she continues to her compatriots.

The images have caused sparked controversy and have become viral on the internet. Despite the public apology to the religious authorities, the extremists have denounced the author. The young woman wanted to represent the Buddha who protects the world as Ultraman.

A lawsuit was filed against the president of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) for telling Trump that Myanmar lacks religious freedom. Armed forces are told to seek civilian support by showing humility and patience. Discussions centred on the return of displaced people.

After John Paul II, the second pontiff to visit the two Asian countries. The program of the first stage yet to be defined. The Pope will visit Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where he will pray for the victims of the atomic bomb. Fr. Marco Ribolini, PIME missionary, reflects on the meaning of the visit for Thai Catholics.

It is the first in the world on the subject. The provision must await the approval of the House of Representatives. If the process ends positively, Washington intelligence would be required to produce a report within six months on the repression. China asks US to “return to reason".